more supermarket news & analysis – Page 695
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Analysis & Features
Moving target for Morrisons in quest to corner Costcutter
As Morrisons sets its sights on building a convenience store chain, is Costcutter, with its lack of supply chain, the best choice?
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News
M&S menswear boss Price defects
Marks & Spencer has been hit by the departure of its head of menswear.
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Analysis & Features
Paton's passion brings home the Gold
Store manager of the year George Paton took on a new store with inexperienced staff and turned it into the highest-scoring Sainsbury’s in Grocer 33 history. How?
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News
TU clothing to be available online
Sainsbury’s is gearing up to launch its TU clothing range online.
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News
British pig industry urged to restructure towards vertical model
Urgent action is needed to restructure the British pig industry towards a Morrisons-style vertical integration model…
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Waitrose lists Isigny unpasteurised butter
French dairy co-operative Isigny Sainte-Mère has secured a listing in Waitrose for its unpasteurised butters…
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Fruit growers call for supermarket curbs
Tropical fruit growers have delivered a petition to the European Commission, calling on it to curb the buying power of supermarkets.
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Co-op Group to wrap cucumbers again in bid to reduce food waste
British asparagus could join Melton Mowbray pork pies and Champagne in getting special protection from the EU.
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Morrisons beefs up assurance team
Morrisons has signed up Loblaw’s food safety chief Andrew Clappen to the new position of corporate technical services director…
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GreenBottle takes on Tetra Pak with recyclable juice carton
The company bringing the paper wine bottle to market is now taking on the likes of Tetra Pak with the launch of a paper juice carton.
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Rude Health launches "purists' porridge"
Cereal supplier Rude Health is targeting “porridge purists” with the launch of traditional Scottish oats.
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Dragons' Den winner Love Da Popcorn in 250 Waitrose stores
Love Da Popcorn has gained its first supermarket listing after securing investment from Peter Jones on Dragons’ Den last year.
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RH Amar to import Palirria Greek range
RH Amar has secured a deal to become UK distributor for Greek food specialist Palirria.
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Sainsbury's soft drinks range inspired by juice bars
Sainsbury’s has rolled out a range of fruit and vegetable drinks inspired by juice bars as part of its biggest-ever soft drink category revamp.
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Majestic booze cruise profits soar
Supermarkets will be ruing the day they caught a one-way ferry to Dover after Majestic Wine revealed an increase in profits…
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Comment & Opinion
Are festivals the way to get cut-through?
Morrisons has jumped on the festival bandwagon with the launch of MFest, a family-friendly festival that seeks…
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's, Pinhoe Road
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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News
Jail terms for trio in corruption case of former Sainsbury’s buyer
A former Sainsbury’s buyer and two former senior employees of potato giant Greenvale have been sentenced…
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Tesco set for 24-hour Sundays during Olympics
Tesco will open 200 of its biggest stores for up to 24 hours on Sundays during the Olympics.
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Olympic Games is golden ticket for toys
The Olympic Games could be a golden opportunity for Britain’s toy retailers.